Berit Brogaard
Berit (Brit) Brogaard is a freelance writer, an associate professor of philosophy and psychology at the University of Missouri, Saint Louis, the American editor of the international philosophy journal Erkenntnis and Vice President for the Central States Philosophical Association. Before returning to the States she held a research fellowship at the Centre for Consciousness at the Australian National University, where she worked on perception and the contents of consciousness, with David Chalmers (author of: The Conscious Mind). She has a background in neuroscience from University of Copenhagen and a Ph.D. in philosophy. She is currently working on a book tentatively entitled Sick Love?
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Making People Laugh & Being HumorousYou can make other people laugh when you break their expectations in a cute way. -
Brain and Dreams - the Emotional ConnectThere can be an advantage to having strong fear memories. Being in an abuse situation, for example, may make us stay away from people who resemble our abusers. -
What is an Avoidant Attachment Style?People with an avoidant attachment style tend to avoid close romantic relationships and close friendships. -
Top Ten Pizza Destinations in ChicagoChicago is famous for its deep-dish pizza, but pizza in Chicago is so much more than Chicago-style pizza. Read on for the top ten pizza destinations in Chicago. -
Why People CheatThere is nothing worse than finding out that your partner has cheated on you. But why do people cheat? Read on for the top four reasons.
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How to Ace a Phone InterviewDon't treat a phone interview as a casual chat on the phone before the real interview. You need to be as prepared as you would be for a face-to-face interview. Read on for 5 ways to prepare for and succeed in a phone interview. -
Leaving a Job GracefullySometimes even a lateral move is necessary to ensure proper pay and new career opportunities. Read on for tips for how to leave a job gracefully.
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10 Relationship Rules You Should BreakSometimes relationship rules that at first seem like a good idea are exactly the rules you ought to break if you want your relationship to last. Take a look at these ten rules. -
10 Magic Sights in MissouriTop 10 magic sights in the state of Missouri. Enjoy humongous jungle gyms, urban parks, rose gardens, ice skating and laser tag games in the Show-Me State of Missouri.
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Consent to Murder? - The Secret Rendezvous of a Sexual Cannibal and a Hyper-MasochistIt is often hypothesized that giving your consent to sex suffices to make the sexual act morally permissible. However, the story of a secret rendezvous between sexual cannibal and a hyper-masochist provides a counterexample to this hypothesis. -
Men Fake Orgasms TooIt is common knowledge that women can, and do, fake orgasms. A new study conducted at University of Kansas shows that men fake them too. Almost 30 percent of the the male participants reported faking orgasms, compared to 67 percent of women. -
The Rubber-Body IllusionIn the rubber hand illusion people experience a rubber hand as being their own. More recently it was discovered that the rubber hand illusion can be extended to the whole body to create an out-of-body experience. -
Changing Your Outlook on LifeSometimes negative emotions are best treated by changing how one interacts with one's environment. Sacks's case of Jonathan I. provides a nice example of someone who changed his negative emotions by changing how his surroundings to fit his condition. -
Intense Fear, Broken Heart Can Kill YouFear and grief normally trigger healthy defense mechanisms. However, empirical findings have shown that adrenaline rushes, for example, owing to a broken heart, can cause weakened contractions of the heart muscles and, in the worst scenario, death.